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AUTOMATIS DESIGN-CUTTING MACHINE.

Application filed June 8, 1907, Serial No. 377,922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J onn P. W are, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nyack, in the county of Rockland and State of New York, have invented new Improvements in Automatic Design- Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in an automatic design cutting machine for cutting out designs of any. desired configuration or size which will be uniform in every detail from any material with a minimum amount of waste.

It has for its object to provide a machine with means which will cut out the same pattern continuously in large quantities, while running at a high rate of speed, and in which the configuration or shape of the design can be changed as often as is desired and the length of the pieces being out can. be regulated. To provide a machine which is capable of cutting a design from a single thickness of material, or from a multiple of thicknesses'or pile of material at the same time and which will cut the material on astraight line, diagonally or on a curve thus enabling the machine to cut any desired pat-- tern. To provide amachine in which the design cutting means can be regulated to produce designs which are difierent in configuration and size on opposite sides of the machine. To provide a machine in which the design cutting means can be caused to operate at different speeds without changing the speed of the machine, and in which both of the cutting means may he so close togethcr that they will cuton a single line or separated so that they will cut on difierent lines. To provide a machine in which the means forcutting the design and the means for cutting the material olf after the design has heen cut are both operated by the means that operate the pattern roll. To provide means 'for spreading out and removing all wrinkles, plaits or folds in the material before it reaches the cutting means. To pro vide a machine which-is simple and durable in construction, easily operated, and by which. materials of various widths can he used and cut oil at any desired lengths- To provide a machine with one or-"more rotary cutters whichare designedto reciprocate or travel from one side'oi the machine to the other while in operation and to provide means whereby one or more of the-cutters may be thrown into or out of operation Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, l ill. Renewed January 21, 1910. Serial No. 539,309.

without alfecting the other cutters. To pro Vide a machine with cutting means that can be sharpened while they are in operation.

To provide a machine whereby when one piece of material is used up another piece can be read ly attached to the end'of the preceding p1ece WltllOlli) stopping the Ina-- chine.

Among the advantages of my machine are the. following: The material to he cut is automatically smoothed out before it is presented to the cutters, thus avoiding being stretched out of shape or distorted and when it leaves the machine the pieces are all of uniform length, shape and. size. When patterns are made from cardboard, paper, wood or other like materials they are usually traced with a pehcil or marker and the penci-l marks are a great detriment, especially where white or light colored material is bemg used as they become soiled. I do ndt use a marker of any description and as a conse quence the material is delivered from my It is also the case where patterns are made from cardboard, paper, wood or other like mate rials they retain their shape for a very short timeland eventually become useless hut niy pattern being formed. in steel or other hard metal, roll "will retain its shape for a long t me, almost indefinitely, and thus all varia tions in the pattern are avoided.

The machine will do the work: of ap roXimately SlX men andone man can easi y op erate a number of machines.

The inventionconsists in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts as: more fully hereinafter "described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings :-h igure 1 is a front view in elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan View. F 3 is a rear View in elevations Fig. l, isf'an elevation of the right hand end of the machine. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View taken on the line of 1" ig. 1, looking in the'direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is a horizontal, longitudinal sectional View, taken on the line Y.Y of Figlfi'. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view partly in elevation. Fig. -8 is a top plan view with the upper wheels of band cutters removed.

Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of the guide rollers and spreader frame, for use when tubular material is to be cut. Fig. 10 is a detail elevation oat the guide rollers and spreader. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view of the guide rollers and spreader. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the spreader frame. Fig. 13 is a top planview of a portion of the machine with the adjustable guide for use when not cuttin tubular material. Fig. 14 is an end elevation of Fi 12, looking in the direction of the arrow. ig. 15 is a perspective view of the adjustable guide shown in Figs. 13 and 14. Fig. 16 is a top plan view of a ortion of one of the cutters, for cutting o the material to the proper length after the design has been cut. Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the tension rollers, ring, pattern roll, etc. Fig. 18 is an end elevation of one of the cutters for cutting off the designs to the proper length, Fig. 19 is a rear view of Fig. 18. Fig. 20 is a perspective view of the ring which is mounted on the pattern roll. Fig. 21 is a detail sectional view of thecushioning device for the shafts of the wheels of the band cutters. Fig. 22 is a detail eleva tion of one of the band cutters and its operatingmechanism. Fig. 23 is a deta l v ew of the pattern roll. Fig. 24 is a detail v ew of a pattern roll showing a different design from that illustrated in the other figures Fig. 25 is an end elevation of Fig. 23. Fig.

26 is a'perspective view of a portion of one of the band cutters. Fig. 27 is a detail side view of a modified form of band cutter.

In the drawings like numerals of reference denote like parts through the several views.

The frame work of the machine comprises four parts, viz. Front frames 1 and 2, and rear frames 3 and 4, designed to be mounted on a suitable base, (not shown) preferably about one foot high, which may be provided with compartments having doors, said compartments affording a storage place for tools, etc.

The main drivin shaft 5, of the machine is mounted in bearings 6 and 7 on the lower portion 8 of the frame thereof, and is provided with a main driving pulley 9 which is operatively connected, by means of a belt 10 with any suitable driving power, 11 being a loose pulley on which the belt ,is designed to .be shifted when it is desired to stop the machine. Sprocket wheels 12 and 13 are rigidly mounted on the driving shaft 5. I

14 is a shaft-made in two sections 15 and 16, connected together by a loose sleeve 17, which is provided with keys 18, at ach ,.end, said keys sliding in grooves 19 in each of the two sections 15 and. 16, and each groove 19 a being provided with a stop 20 designed to rest against the keys 18 for the purpose of preventing the two sections from being slid out of the sleeve 17. The section 15 of the shaft 14 is mounted in a bearin 21 on a bracket 52 and bearings 23 an 24 on a bracket 3 depending from a longitudinal slidable dovetail plate 25, mounted between shaft 14 and are provided with any suitable covering to produce friction. Near their Jouter ends each of t e dovetail slidable plates '25 and 29 is provided with a rectangular hole 25 therethrou 'h and .a slot 25 leadin from the outer end of said' plates to sai holes 25. Theouter end of the section 15 is provided with a sprocket wheel 32, the bore of, which is made slightly larger-than the circumference of said section for the purpose -.of permitting the section 15 to slide therein wliileit -isrotating, and said section 15 is provided with a slot 33 having a key 34 seated therein.

Sprocket chain 35 operatively "connects sprocket wheels 12 and 32, sprocket chain 36 operatively connects sprocket wheel 13 on shaft 5 with sprocket'wheel 37 on shaft 38, and sprocket chain 39 operatively'connects sprocket wheel 40 on shaft 38 with sprocket wheel 41 on a shaft 42. The slidable-dovetail plate 25 is provided with a depending bracket 43 which has a wheel 44 mounted on a short shaft 45 which is carried in a bearing 46 at the lower end off-said bracket; The slidable dovetail plate 29 is provided with a depending bracket 47 which hasa wheel 48 mounted on a short shaft 49, carried in a bearing 50 at the lower end of said bracket.

Arms 51 and 52 project upwardly and inwardly from the top of the slidable dovetail plates 25 and 29 respectively, and may be secured to said plates by screws, or in. any

other manner, and each is provided with a head 53 having a verticall extending dove, tail slot 54; and slidable rackets 55, made dovetail in shape at their lower ends are mounted in the dove-tail slots 54 of the heads of arms 51 and 52. Each of the said slidable brackets 55 has a wheel 56 at its up er end mounted on a short shaft 56. he lower ends of said brackets 55 are provided with interiorly screw threaded lugs 57, and screws 58, secured to the heads 53, engage the screw threads of said lugs, 59 ,being lock nuts on said screws 58.

An endless band cutter 60 is mounted on and travels aroundthe Wheel 44 on shaft 45 and another endless band cutter 61 is mounted on and travels around the wheels 48 on shaft 49 of bracket 47 and wheelv 56 of the arin 52. The degree oftension of the band cutter can -be regulated by adjusting the slidable brackets .55, by meansof the screws 58 and thebrackets looked after being adjusted by means of the lock-nuts 59.

'62 is a shaft supported at each end by a 79 and when so adjusted can be held securely rods 72 and 75 is screw-threaded at its oppobracket 63, rising from base of the machine, and 64 is a attern roll secured to said shaft and provid d with two cam grooves 65 and 66.

67 and 68 are levers each pivoted at its lower end to a bracket 69 as shown at'70, the upper end of each of said levers being rovlded with an elongated slot 71. A ro "72 connects the upper end of the lever 67 with the slidable dovetail plate 25, said rod being pivoted at one end to a lug 7 3 depending from the slidable dovetail plate 25, and the opposite end is pivoted to thelever 67 b means of a screw 74 which passes throng the slot 71. A rod 75 connects the u per end of the lever 68 with the slidable ovetail plate 29, said rod being pivoted at one end to a in 76 depending from the said plate 29, an the opposite end is pivoted to the lever 68 by means of a screw-77 which passes through the slot 71. Each of the site ends as at 78 and said screw-threads enage internally screw threaded sleeves 79. he length of the rods 72 and 75- can' be varied by adjusting the same in the sleeves by the lock-nuts 80.

The levers 67 and 68 are each provided with a stud 81, near their lower ends, on which is loosely mounted a roller 82 which engages and travels in the cam grooves of the pattern roll. A ring 83 is secured to the pattern roll 64 by means of screws 84 and is provided on its edge with notches 85. The inner end of the pattern roll 64 is provided with a ratchet wheel 86, which is secured thereto by means of pins 87 which seat in holes 88 in the face ot'said pattern roll, and 89 are pawls which engage said ratchet wheel. a

A lever 90 is pivoted to a lug 91 projecting from the base of the machine and is provided with a projection 92 at one side, which is kept in contact with'the edge ofthe ring 83, by means of'a spiral spring 93 which bears against said lever 90. A finger 94 is pivoted to the top of the lever 90, said finger being provided witha lug 95 at its lower end which is designed to abut against the side of lever 90 and only allows it to swing in one direction. A cam 96 is mounted on theshaft 42 and itcontacts with and swings the finger 94 on its pivot 94.

' For cutting the material oil" in the desired lengths after the-band cutters havecut out; the pattern admits 97 is em loyed which is secured to an oscillatory sha t 98, supported at each end in brackets 99 A plate 100 hav ing two, knife edges 101 and 102 is secured bys'crews 103 to the frame ot the machine, '104 being an elongated slot in said plate to allow for its adjustment on the screws 103. This plate in conjunction with the'knife 97 severs the material into the desired lengths, and if one of the cutting edges become dull the plate can be reversed and the other edge. can be employed. A depending arm 105 is secured by means of a pin to one end of the shaft 98 and is designed to contact with the finger 94 at all times when the said finger is thrown into the path of the cam 96 by the projection 92 engaging the notches 85 of the ring 83. I

A spiral spring 105? is rovided to return the arm 105 and knife 9 to their normal positions after-they have been operated by the cam 96. One end of said spring 105 being attached to the frame of the machine and the other end attached to the arm 105.

Upwardly extending guide plates 106 and 107v are provided at the receiving or feedside of the machine to guide the material to be operated upon,'each of said guide latcs being provided with elongated vertical slots 108 in which are loosely mounted the ends of the two guide rollers 109.

110 and 111 are tension rollers made pret-v erably of iron or steel of sutlicient weight to pull the materialfrom the guide rollers and 'keep it taut While it is belng operated upon by the band knives,.said rollers being loosely mounted at both ends in a vertical slot 112, in a casing 113, and provided with interineshin gears 114 and 115. The opposite end 0 the roller 110 is mounted in an elongatedslot 110 in a bracket 116 on the frame 4 while the opposite end of the roller 111 is mounted in the upper portion of the part 3 of the frame of the machine. 011 the end of the roller 111 epposite the end that has the gear 115, is mounted a ratchet wheel 116 and next to said ratchet wheel 116 is mounted a swinging plate 117 provided with a spring controlled ratchet pawl 118.,which engages with the ratchet teeth .of the wheel 116 Connected to the swinging plate 117 is apitman 119,\which is-connected at its lower end to a crank pin on a disk 120 mounted on theshaft 42.

, Adjacent' the ratchet wheel '86 on the shaft 62 is mounted a swinging plate 21, having two spring'pontrolled ratchet pawls 121 engaging the'teethof said ratchet wheel, and a pitn'lan l22joperatively c: nects said. plate with a crank pin on a disk 123 on the shaft 38. '1 .e brackets 43 and 47 dependingfrom theslidable dovetail plates 25 and 29 respectively each having rearwardly extended screw-threaded portions 124 on which is screwed a cap 125 having a spiral spring 126 therein, and in front of the said. spring a ball cu 127 c'ontaininga series of balls 128 and t send of the short shafts 45 and 49 carrying the wheels 44 and 48 abut against said balls which in connection with the springs 126, furnish a cushion for the same.

At the front of the machine arod 129 is supported in suitable brackets 130and-on said rod is placed the roll of material 131 from which it is desired to cut the-designs. As shown in Figs. 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 the material is in the form of tubular fabric and for the purpose of retarding the feed of the said fabric and spreading and smoothing it out, I employ a spreader which is inserted rials of ditt'erent widths and of a single' thickness to the machine and which comprises a screw rod 136 with thumb nuts, and

having inverted U-shaped plates 136 at.

each end which are designed to fit over the lateral projections 137 and be fastened thereon by means of screws 138, and adjustable guide plates 139, mounted on screw-threaded rod 136. When narrow fabric is to be used either of the thumb nuts are turned, and by reason of the screw rod having right and I left'hand screw threads 140 and 141 respec-- tively when either of the thumb nuts'are turned in one direction the guide plates 139 1 will be caused to approach each other, and when turned in the opposite direction said I plates "will be caused to each other.

bemoveda'wayfrom In Fig. 24 a modified form of the pattern roll is shown in which 142 indicates the roll and 143 and 144 the cam rooves, and in Fig. 27 a modified form ot band cutter is shown, in which 145 indicates theband cutter and 146 saw teeth. thereon, which are used instead of the tapering cutting edge shown in Fig. 26. The speed of the band cutters is regulated by adjusting the friction disks 30 and 31 to different points on their shafts 15 and 16 respectively so as to contact'with the Wheels 44 and 48 of the said band cutters at different points from the center to the edge of said wheels, the nearer the center of the said wheels the disks are located the faster the band cutters will travel on said wheels and the. nearer the outer edge of the wheels thedisks are located the'slower said cutters will travel. A number'of-pattern rolls of various designs may be kept-in stock and where it is desired to change any design, being used on the machine, all that is necessary to do, is to substitute a pattern roll with a diiferent design which can be done very quickly and eas1ly. .The ring 83 can beadjusted on the surface of the pattern roll (34 so as to present thenotches 851:0 the projection 92 o the lever 90 at any point thereon at the.- roper time and every time the projection 92 engages one of the notches 85 it will cause the finger 94 to be thrown into the path of the cam .96, see dotted lines Fig. 19, and said cam to swin said finger and cause it to contact at all t1mes with and operate the depending. arm 105 which in turn operates the knife 97. The length of the pieces of material" delivered by the machine depends on the number ofnotches 85 on the ring 83; that is to say, if the ring has only one notch the knife will be caused to operate and cut the material once in each revolution of 'the ring, while if the said ring has two notches the-knife will be caused to operate and cut the material twice during each revolution of, the ring. I have shown two notches on the ring 83 in the drawings but the number may be increased or diminished as desired.

The wl1eel -44an d the wheel 56 above it,-

or the wheel' 4 8 and wheel 56 above itunaybe of such diameter. that when the widest material'is placed on the machine they will be equal in diameter to ,the width of "the material and when the cuttin "mechanism is r in such a position that one e ge of the material is in contact with the arm 51, the band cutter 60 willcbe outside of the other edge of the material, thus rendering it possible to cart" the material diagonally from edge to 8 galf both of the rods 72 and 75 are con nectedtothe levers 67 and 68 respectively at the extreme upper end of. the slots 71', both of the band-cutters will produce the same design, but if on the other hand, one of said rods be adjusted to the lower end of one of the slots 71, the design would be smaller, without. affectingthe length or,

width ofthe same, that is to say, the curves would be less in size because the multiple of the levers becomes less and the lines cut by the handcutters would be straighter, thus it will be seen that different designs may be produced onthesame machine from the same piece of material. "Now if it be desired to change ,the width of the design of the article being cut narrowerimaterial is used, but it"sometimes is desirable to prov duce articles of two sizes and-this is ac,-

complished by: shortening or lengthening either one of the rods 72 and 75. If the rod 72 be lengthened it will cause the entire mechanism connected therewith to move nearer the center of the material which would produce a wider design on the article being cut, and if the rod 75 be shortened it will cause the entire mechanism connected therewith to move nearer the edge of the material thus the design on the article produced on that'side of the machine would be narrower than the article produced on the opposite sides It will thus be seen that by the adjustment-of said rods 72 and 75 a I lated by c seaaeo the crank pin on the disk .120, which will cause the pitman 119 to give greater movement to the swinging plate 117 and the ratchet pawl 118, which in turn causes the tension rollers 110 and 111 to pull more or less material between them, at each revolution, which will change the len th of the design of the article without a ecting the shape or contour of the same.

If the speedof the pattern roll 84 and its operating mechanism, including the disk 123 and pitman 122, swinging'plate 121, etc.,-be'

. such that the pawls connected to the swing plate 121 take a number of teeth at each the designs hundred teeth and the large end of another sleeve revolution of the disk 123 and the speed of the'rollers 110 and 111 be slo est at each complete. revolution of the pattern roll 84, and the ring 83, which has two notches, there will be produced four articles of the same design and length.

It should be understood that if the designs be very short, so that by changing the s eed of the rollers 11 0 and 111 or the spec of the pattern.roll 8d the design could not be produced by said change, then the grooves in the pattern roll will represent six or eight lengths of a design and a corresponding number of notches 85, in the ring 83,'and that number of articles per each revolution of the pattern will be produced. The levers 67 and 68 are multiples two and one-half to one and the grooves in the pattern roll 84: are reductions equal to the above for the purpose of keeping the pattern roll of the same diameter, no

formed in the grooves therein may be. It' the ratchet wheel 86 has two hundred teeth and the ratchet wheel 116 one V the movements of the pawls 118,- and 121 be such that they take from one to six teeth at each'revolution of the said ratchet wheels it will be seen that an unlimited number of lengths may be. produced. If it is desirable to cut a roll of material into desi nated lengths such as for sleeves or legs oi a garment and the width of the material be just the width ot the two sleeves. or legs and the design of such shape that the small end of one sleeve or leg will fit or leg, that is to say, the dividing lines being substantially the same the band cutters will out along said lines and avoid any waste of material.

The operation of the machine is as follows :A roll of material 131 with a rod 129 inserted through its center is placed in the brackets 130, the s reader inserted in the tubular material wit 1 ltSjlllle frame inserted between the guide rollers 109 and the material strctched across the machine and against matter what the length of the band cutters and its end inserted tar enough between the tension rollers to give l them a purchase on the same, the machine 18 i then started and the anging the length of stroke of material is drawn against the band cutters by the rollers 110 and 111 and the design or designs are cut out by said cutters. The machine continues to run automatically and when one roll of ma.- terial is nearly exhausted the end of another roll is attached to the same without stopping the machine, and so on until the de sired quantity of articles have been produced.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the specific details of construc;

tion and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as. it is manifest that variations and modifications can be made in the features of construction and arrangement in the adaptation of the device to the various conditions of use without departing from the spirit of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variations and modifications as properly fall within the scope of my invention and the terms of the-following claims.

What I claim is '7 e 1. In an automatic design cutting machine, cuttin means which rotate and reciprocate towar and from each other, substantially as described. I

- 2. In an automatic design cutting machine, cutting means and means for independently reciprocatin said cutting means during the operation 0? cutting, substantially as described.

3. In an automatic design cutting machine, design cutting means, oscillatory length cutting means, and means for causil ig said design cutting means to move toward or from each other across the path of the oscillatory length cutting means, substantially asidescribed.

4. In an automatic design cutting machine, rotary band cuttersmounted on arms carried by slidable plates and means for reciprocating said plates, substantially as rle scribed.

5-. In an automatic design cutting machine, rotary cutters mounted on wheels supported by arms secured to slidable plates, and means for reciprocating said plates independently of each other during the operation of cutting, substantially as described.

.the material ofl': after the 8. In an automatic design cutting machine,

arms carrying wheels, means for reci rocatin said plates, band cutters mounte on sai wheels, and means for adjusting said wheels to regulate the tension on said band cutters and a attern operatively connected with said s idable p ates, substantially as described.

. 9. In an automatic design cutting machine, slidable plates carrying wheels, band cutters mounted on said wheels, a pattern roll, levers operatively connecting said pattern roll and slidable plates, and means for operatin said pattern roll, substantially as describe 10. In an automatic desi n cutting machine, means for cutting the esign from the body of the material and means for cutting design has been out both operated by the same means, substantially as described.

11. In anautemat-ic design cutting machine, means for cutting the design, means for cutting the material off after the design has been cut, a pattern roll, meansfor operating the design cutting means, and means for cutting o the material and operating the pattern roll,-substantially as described.

12. In an automatic design cutting machine, band cutters, a knife for cutting the material into lengths and a pattern all operated by the same means, substantially as describe 13. In an automatic design cutting machine, wheels band cutters mounted thereon, and means for moving said wheels and band cutters toward and from each other without interru ting the feed of the materiahsubstantia y as described. I

14. In an automatic design cutting machine, wheels having band cutters arranged in alinement, said band cutters being at an angle to the face of the said wheels and means for moving said cutters toward and from each other, substantially as described.

15. chine, band cutters, and means for. causing both of said cutters to cut on the same line while reciprocating across the machine, substantially as described.

16. In an automatic design cutting machine, band cutters and means for causing said cutters to cut on difl'erent lines while they are rotating and reciprocating and the material is being fed to the machine, subslidable plates having stantially as described.

17. In an automatic design cutting machine, band cutters mounted on slidable plates, a pattern roll, levers operated by said pattern roll and adjustable means connecting said levers and slidable tially as described.

18. chine, band cutters mounted on slidable plates, a pattern roll, levers operated by said pattern roll and adjustable rods con- In an automatic design cutting ma- In an automatic design cutting maplates, substanchine having rotary they are rotating,

pattern, a knife meeting said levers and stantially as described. b

19. In an automatic design cuttin machine, band cutters mounted onsshdable plates, a pattern roll having grooves, levers operated by said-pattern roll and having rollers engaging the grooves in said at'tern roll, and means for connecting said levers and slidable plates, substantially as described.

20. In an automatic design cut-ting machine, four cutters, and means for operating one of said cutters independently of the others, and a pattern for cont-rolling the direction of the cut of said cutters, substantially as described.

21. In an automatic design cutting machine having band cutters mounted on wheels supported on slidable plates, means for reciprocating any one of said band cutslidable plates, sub- .ters independently of the others, substantially as described.

22. In an automatic design cutting marocating and rotating one of said cutters simultaneously with the other cutter, substantially as described,

23. In an automatic design cutting macausing said band cutters to reciprocate while a pattern for controlling the direction of the cut of said band cutters, and means for operating said pattern, substantially as described.

24. In an automatic design cutting machine, having a rotary pattern, band cutters, means for operatively connectingsaid bandcutters and pattern, a knife for cutting 01f material in lengths and means for oper atively'connecting said knife and pattern, substantially as describe 25. In an automatic design cutting machine, a pattern, band cutters, means for operatively connecting said band cutters and for cutting ofi' material in lengths, gravity rollsfor gripping the material, means for operatively connecting said knife and rolls with the pattern, and means for operating same pattern, substantially as described. a

26. In an automatic design cutting machine, design cutters, a pattern'roll having cam grooves and a trip rmg secured thereto means for operating'the pattern roll and means erutively connecting saidpattern roll and design cutters, substantially as described.

27. in an automatic design cutting machine, a pattern roll having grooves, levers provided with rollers engaging said grooyes, a ratchet wheel and trip ring secured to said pattern roll, cutters mounted on slidable plates and means for operatively connecting band cutters, means for eeazso chine, band cutters and means for causing said band cutters to travel at different speeds'without changing the speed of the main driving mechanism of the machine, substantially as described. I

31. In an automatic design cut-ting machine, endlessband cutters mounted on adjustable wheels carried by slidable plates, a pattern roll, levers connected to said plates byumeans of adjustable rods and connected to and-operated by said pattern roll, substantially as described.

32. In an automatic design cutting ma- .chine, means for regulating-the length inde;

pendently of the feeding mechanism and design cutting, substantially as described.

33. In an automatic design cutting machine, adjustable guides projecting beyond the front and rear of the guide rollers designed to be adjusted laterally to suit the width of the material-being cut, substantially as described.

34. In an automatic design cutting machine, means for guiding the material to the machine, comprising a screwthreaded rod having a depending plate at each .end and depending guide plates between said end plates, substantially as described.

35. In an automatic design cutting machine, means for spreading and smoothing out the material before it enters the machine to be cut, comprising a block, and a wire frame pivoted to said block; designed to be placed between the guide rollers, substantially as described.

36. In an automatic design cutting ma chine, means for spreading and smoothing out the material before it is cut, comprising a block and a frame pivoted to said block, designed to be placed between the guide rollers, substantially as described.

37. In an automatic design cuttingma chine, means for spreadin out the material before it is cut comprising-guide rollers, one of which: isprovided with grooves, a

' frame designed to be" inserted between 'the layers of said material and=both frame and the material thereon inserted. between the guide rollers'and's'eated in :thc-Pslotsof one of the scribed:

38. In an automatic design cutting ma chine, a pivoted knife for cutting the mate rial into lengths, provided 'wi-than arm, a

guide rollers, substantially as pattern roll provided with a ring having notches, a lever provided with a projection to engage said notches and a pivoted finger and means for causing said pivoted finger to engage the arm of the knife and operate said knife, substantially as described.

89. In an automatic design cutting machine, a knife for cutting the material into lengths, a pattern roll provided with notches, a lever provided with means for engaging saidnotches, and a pivoted finger designed to operate the knife and a cam for operating said finger, substantially as described. 40. In an automatic design cutting machine, a knife, a plate having'cutting edges which in connection with the knife cuts the material into suitable lengths, means for operating said knife and rotatable cutters at an angle to'said knife, substantially as described.

41. 111 an automatic design cutting machine, band knives Wheels around which said band knives travel, having shafts mounted in. brackets, said brackets each having extended screw-threaded portions on which is secured a cap, said capprovided with a resilient ball bearing against which the end of said shafts abut comprising a spring and a slidable ball cuphaving a series of balls, substantially as described.

42. In an automatic design cutting machine, slidable plates each having arms which overhang them, said arms being provided with wheels, band cutters on said wheels, each of said plates provided with a shaft mounted. in brackets depending therefrom, adjustable means for coupling said shafts together and means operatively connecting said shafts with the drive shaft of the machine, substantially as described.

43. In an automatic design cutting. machine slidablc plates each provided with wheels, band cutters on said wheels, each of said plates provided with a shaft mounted in brackets depending from said plates, :1 coupling device for the shafts in which they are adjustable and means for operatively connecting said shafts with the drive shaft, substantially as described' 44. In an automatic design cutting ma- ,chine, slidable plates carrying wheels with 'band cutters thereon, each of said plates provided with a shaft mounted in brackets depending therefrom, friction" disks each mounted on one of the sections of a two part shaft and contacting with the wheels of the band cutters, and means for operating said band-cutters and disks, substantially as described.

45. In an automatic design cutting machine, slidable dovetail. plates, mounted between guides and carrying wheels having band cutters thereon, a pattern roll having grooves,levers having rollers engaging said grooves and slotted at their upper ends, rods one end of each pivoted to one of the said slidable plates and the other end pivoted and adjustable in, the slots of the levers, substantially as described.

46. In an automatic design cutting machine, slidable plates provided with wheels mounted on arms projecting upward from said plates, wheels mounted on brackets depending from said plates, band cutters mounted on said Wheels, means for operatin said plates and means for reci rocatin sai wheels and band cutters, su stantial y as described.

47. In an automatic design cutting machine, slidable lates having holes with slots leading there rom, rotary band cutters mounted on. wheels and passing through said holes, the edges of said band cutters rovided with saw teeth, substantially as escribed.

48. In an automatic design cutting machine, uide rollers mounted loosely in slots in brac ets on each side of the machine and ravity tension rollers also mounted in slots Iormed ina bracket on one side of the machine and a casing on the opposite side thereof, substantially as described.

49. In an automatic design cutting machine a plurality of cutters, means for o crating said, cutters and means for intermittently operating one of said cutters independently of the others without interfering with the operation of the machine, substantially as described.

50. In an automatic design cutting machine, band cutters mounted on wheels supported on slidable plates, said wheels extending from the top and bottom of said plates, a pattern, levers operated by said pattern and means for connecting said levers and slidable plates, substantially as described.

51. In an automatic design cutting machine, means for guidingthe material to the machine comprising a rod'having plates at each end and adjustable guide. plates mounted on said rod, substantially as described.

52. In an automatic design cutting machine one or more rotatable cuttin devices each mounted on a reciprocatory sIi cutting devices operatable in a path extending across the machine, substantially as de scribed.

53. In an automatic design cutting machine, one or more cuttin devices shdably mounted in a path extending from one end of the machine to the other and a path for the material to traverse and be forced between to the length cutting members, substantially as described;

54. In an automatic design cutting niachine. com risin one or more cutters means b 3 for actuat ng said Cutters, means for supdo, said porting saidcutters, slides which operate in.

a path from end to end of the machine, and a path for the material extendingfrom end to end of the machine and crossing the path of the slidable cutter path said material passing over said slides while they are moving,'substantially as-described.

55'. In an automatic design cutting machine, rotatable and oscillatory cutters, means for controlling the feed of the material in. itspassage over the'machine and while it is eing cut, substantially as described.

56. In an automatic design cutting machine, slidable plates carrying wheels rotary band cutters mounted on said Wheels, means for reciprocating said slidable plates toward and from each other, a pattern roll having grooves in its circumference, levers operatively connected to said slidable plates and having rollers engaging the grooves in said pattern roll, and means for operatin the slides, cutters,-levers and pattern roll simultaneously, substantially as described.

57. In an automatic design cutting ma- 1 59. In an automatic design cutting ma-- chine, comprising cuttin means, means for changing the speed of either of the cutters without changing the main driving'speed, substantially as described.

60. In an automatic design cutting machine, reciprocatory, rotatable andoscillatory cutters and means for causing: the material' to travel past said cutters and means for measuring ofl the lengths cut, substantially as-described. I Y

Y 61. In an automatic design cutting machine, reciprocatory, rotatable and oscillatory cutters, said rotatable cutters mounted on slides, and means or causingv material to travel over said slides while said slides are moving, substantially as described.

62. In an automatic design cutting machine, means for feeding the material from the supply to the spreading means and from the design cutters to the length cutters, and means for momentarily arresting the feed of said material while it is being cut,'substantially as described; I

63 In an automatic design cutting machine, cutters, means for driving the cutters, tension rollers, means for driving the tension rollers, a pattern roll and means for driving 

